Man, what's the world coming to when we can't even beat the Clippers?*tears up the deed*
Cue BLNINJA#81
Man, what's the world coming to when we can't even beat the Clippers?*tears up the deed*
The players are frustrated and I do not blame them in the least. They cannot get any kind of rhythm going because the coach will substitute them whenever the voices tell him to.
The players are frustrated and I do not blame them in the least. They cannot get any kind of rhythm going because the coach will substitute them whenever the voices tell him to.
Unfortunately I've seen that during too many games this season. He may get emotional, but when the team is struggling, you can't look like you have zero confidence in them, even if that's how you feel at the moment. Good grief.Did you guys SEE Musselman on the bench, head down, looking dejected with about 4 minutes left to go? that is NOT the image I want my team's coach projecting in a game.
blame for this one HAS to go with Musselman. Poor rotations, poor match-ups, just generally inept coaching.
and I think I'll stop there because I am very, very, very less than happy right now.
I know, seriously!
Muss better establish a rotation and stick with it!
We will never get any sort of rhythm, consistency, or chemistry if we keep shuffling the lineup!![]()
These are PROFESSIONAL basketball players. You get paid millions of dollars to play basketball.
At least act like you care....
Ugh.
Any team that allows players to come out of a timeout, and fling an 18 foot fadeaway jumper...things are not right.
Be that the coach allowing the player to do so, or, the player just doing it because he wanted to.
That...CAN NOT...happen.
As I said earlier...Tony Parker wouldn't live to see another day if Popovich saw that.
Man, what's the world coming to when we can't even beat the Clippers?
Cue BLNINJA#81
Oh stop that -- that was supposed to be one of the major plusses of getting rid of Adelman remember? No set rotations? Play everybody? Key to victory I tell ya!![]()
These are PROFESSIONAL basketball players. You get paid millions of dollars to play basketball.
At least act like you care....
Ugh.
why put douby in and play him for 3 minutes when hes not even going to play the rest of the game
what is the point of that?
we still have kenny missing point blank layups, so if he cries, so be it...but dont let him start anymore
Did Artest even play today?
why put douby in and play him for 3 minutes when hes not even going to play the rest of the game
what is the point of that?
we still have kenny missing point blank layups, so if he cries, so be it...but dont let him start anymore
Did Artest even play today?
That's not fair and it's not accurate, Ezekiel IMHO. The team is only as good as its coach. And right now the coach is making it impossible for them to play like a team. If someone gets hot, he pulls him and sends in someone who isn't within the flow of the game, etc. The team tries to adjust and Musselman makes more "voice-based" substitutions. As I said above, when you see an NBA head coach sitting dejectedly, head in hands, body language screaming defeat, with over 4 minutes left in a game that is still winnable, you have to ask why.
I will criticize the players as much as anyone on this board but they're being put in a position where it's almost impossible for them to come together as a cohesive unit.
The ONLY reason they lack desire is because it is OK to be that way. Someone's earlier allusion to how Popovich would handle this crap is instructive.
Pop has the credentials to back it up. A team has to believe in their coach, then they'll accept him as the leader. You don't get the respect just because the title's on your door. The players seemed to be behind Muss at the beginning, but its hard to keep your confidence in someone who looks so dejected and clueless half the time.The ONLY reason they lack desire is because it is OK to be that way. Someone's earlier allusion to how Popovich would handle this crap is instructive.
That was me. lol
People had the same gripe with Adelman running the ship as well tho...about their lack of desire.
I do not see a lack of desire so much as I see a lack of knowing what the heck is going on out there. There is no doubt that these guys KNOW how to play. They just seem ill prepared for the games.
You can have an amazing and beautiful yacht, but if there is no navigator, you're going to be "lost at sea."
There is no doubt that these guys KNOW how to play.
They are all to blame. This isn't ALL the players fault...or just ALL the coaching staff. Musselman coached the same way in GS.
It's a combo of everything, IMO.
That said, these aren't 12 year old's playing in a rec league. If they can't play with desire, then get some guys that can. These guys take for granted they're in the league...as if they're owed something. You take guys like Ronnie Price, Matt Barnes, Mo Evans, Singelton, etc...and they will lay it on the floor, no matter their coach...every, single, night.
They're hungry. I can't say the same for most of the guys on our roster...which is really sad to me.
Bibby took an 18 foot fadeaway, 3 seconds out of a timeout with like 15 on the shot clock.
Musselman and Bibby are both to blame for that...but...I mean...Bibby has to know better then to take that shot.
And if Musselman ran that as a play, then, I should just shoot myself now.
Well, I think you're disrespecting most of the team, which has shown sparks of what they can do IF they're not constantly in a state of flux. That falls on the coach. You can't continue to pull desire out of your arse if you try to play and are taken out of the game when you're doing everything right. After a few times, even the hungriest player would lose heart.
Pop has the credentials to back it up. A team has to believe in their coach, then they'll accept him as the leader. You don't get the respect just because the title's on your door. The players seemed to be behind Muss at the beginning, but its hard to keep your confidence in someone who looks so dejected and clueless half the time.